Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1887-11-12
letters From the People.


1 Mr.. EDITOR. Il previous issue o.
yotr pap.r an article appealed slgilef
W GIN reference to Il communications
written by au .Ex. Teacher. PLEASE
allow Elk I little more SPACE i'll yonl
cxcrllent PAPER to review u s. Weak am
miserable ,ifJrt.
He says tx L has done gross injus-
lice' TO the school trustees ut Metomp-
kin district, but docs not show wherein
gross injus..ice' was done, so his accll-
satiOn is worth nothing. Elk L dis
cialm1ary Intention to do any nne III
Justice. He was told by one of the
trustees tMr. j. T. tha Mr.. ). j. j..
and Mr.. T. NJ. votes, for the new prll.
cipal of Zion sclunl, and that he did not
vote ut all OF rourse two decided the
question. Tx L c;lnnot say OF MIR. T.
that he did it. SO Ex I will exolerate
Mr.. j II. so far as Wien the appoint
lnert was made. When the school board
reconsidered their action, Elk I believes
Mr. T. acQuiesced in the decision made.
'C' objects 10 tile statement that the
pubic scnuoIs are male ;lppeildi ses Ia
political uoMer. Elk I does not assert
| that all the schools are made such, for
le would not br sOurjuSt to the whole
CORPS If trustees, as 10 make such a
cilrge. To What LIS statement APP
plies will be seen in what lie will here
relate. EX T has been crr'li6iy In
formed thai tie Clerk of M,tompkin
school board remarked To the present
principal If Zion school that, 1T Is time
Ill these Republicans We're kicked dit oil.
Office THIS remark WAS mulr while
The change in Zion school WIS under
consideration, and before the new prin-
cipal WIS appointed. Ii llls r'mt'k
does not showl strong political C 'l"ring
FIX L is unable tn c-rprehen plain
English. Ex L Claims lo be All Iii,lt-
pendent Democrat that will not 'Ue"l
the supple knee that thrift may follow
f .wning.'
'C' says that he suspects til 1t Elk L
sought the position Of, principal him
self. Elk Z confesscs that he llid, aud
alsn thinks hi, rypcctaI ion WAS bath
reasonable and right, He had been pr:n-
ci;.;li of Tile school for several years, aud
knew uf ilo cause why :. clElnge should
be made. lie had never hr;lr.l IF the
complaints that lave come to light.
When sone OF his friends told linn that
s,lne parties were trying to make Il
change, he n;ule formal application, so
the board coull not plead null-appl ic;l.
ton. Ex T hts since been Informed
that the boirl had determined before
ti.ev met To refuse his applications. and
subsequent facts seems TO coincide with
The statement. CO writes, we think
u. n, oo,,Id ,,if bYuf ,,,tt1,la hrvu rio SIR
mated some gentleman of experience
and ability who would have consentedto
accept the trust Elk L has taught sew
entcen terms, running through seven
teen we rs, ST. il may be said he is Il
teache, Of experience lie holds five
protest. snal certificates, 80 he mly
claim, with some mudesty, they testify
To his ability The last certificate of
qualification is from under the hand OF
Tie present worthy county Superinten-
dent. Durs the present principal of
Zion school lrnd II professional certili-
Cate? Let &C. answer.
He says the trustees saw fl to- act for
themselves, yes. that is true, for they
spurned the will II the PATRONS of The
school, rs expressed in their mon
STRANGE, and acted for themselves and
c.
Eek r is ve-y glad that &C. has given
lie sole eau, why Elk rs application
WAS !, jcclel. Now he proposes To any
I'VE ttr '.,ur c;luse. and lie intends to
do it with gloves OF.
The first charge is. 'neglrct of class
es.' lie pronounces thi, II base fabrica-
zion ful IL. unrlgIleous purp sc. What
U considers neglect may be necessary
emission. Tile public schools arc re
qured to Gloss. at Tour o'clnc1 p. III. In
Il large school such us he has hal It has
sometimes been necessary TO, drop class
III orde! to get through tie remaining
LESSONS by 4p. M. OF sometimes been
necessary Ia postpone II lnssnn until the
next day. Wien the rxigencies Of school
duties require it. But in no case Gin
Elk I be charged with wlllfnl neglect
CO s.oull c,tch !, large school himself,
and lneil he will k!.ow What he is talk
ing about. 'C' or one of his bosom
friends might have taken his children
away for imaginary neglect. but Elk I
thinks political prejudice was more the
cause than anything lse.
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK.